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Okay so I finally got my pills, I want to take them, but now I don't know when. Do I really need to take them at the same time every day or can it be like within a couple hours? So i was thinking about taking them in the morning like 6am before work, but then i kind of wanted to take them around 10 on the weekends, that sound okay? then just take the others at night before i go to bed which is always usually around 10-11 or so...am I good?

From the amount of pills you're taking, I would assume you're on a protease regimen. I personally would start off by taking them twice a day, half in the morning then the other half approx 12 hours later. Once your body adjusts and you're undetectable, I would feel fine with the once daily dosing. When it comes to once daily protease regimens, you do have that choice of once or twice daily and you may experience less adverse reactions by weaning your body into it with twice (plus some studies point to twice daily being more effective in knocking down initially high viral loads).

Also, I think it would be wise to start on a Friday evening or early weekend. While you'll probably be fine, you still may want to have the adjustment time to yourself - just to be on the safe side. You'll most likely have some gut rumbles and bathroom trips galore.

Okay so I finally got my pills, I want to take them, but now I don't know when. Do I really need to take them at the same time every day or can it be like within a couple hours? So i was thinking about taking them in the morning like 6am before work, but then i kind of wanted to take them around 10 on the weekends, that sound okay? then just take the others at night before i go to bed which is always usually around 10-11 or so...am I good?

Your doctor should advise you on this. I find it very odd. So ridiculous that it's not written on script labels of med containers. To get assistance from forum members, I'd suggest you list your meds since the type of meds can make a difference--as you have already assessed from responses.

I here ya brother. Taking meds for the first time was a trip for me to. I take 1 truvada/2 lexiva/2norvir per day. My doctor said it might be easier on me if i split them up and took half in the morning, half in the evening, or i could take them all at once. I decided to take them all at once. I didnt notice a goddamn thing change. Nothing. Nadda. My worries were all for nothing. couple weeks later i had minor diahrea for about a week. Nothing worth crying over at all. its not like i would go out and shit my pants....lol. I swear it was nothin. My doc said as long as i take them sometime in the evening it would be fine. I however decided i would take my meds at 7 pm every night. it totally works for me. Dont be scared to take the pills if its time.

Heres what i would suggest though. Get your prescription, wait for about 3 weeks before taking them. That way you alwas have a 3 week lead on your pills in case something politicallty gets involved with aquiring your meds. It just buys a little more time to figure things out.

Heres what i would suggest though. Get your prescription, wait for about 3 weeks before taking them. That way you alwas have a 3 week lead on your pills in case something politicallty gets involved with aquiring your meds. It just buys a little more time to figure things out.

Yeah maybe I will start in another week, I do want to go drink some beer with my friends on st. patricks day... Lets see i got my medicine, it will be a week Friday, they are all under my couch...i know i should put the kalentra or whatever in the fridge, but they are sealed so whatever, i'll put them in there in a little bit. I don't know I really want to start taking them cause I could use the energy ya know...although i'm thinking the reason i'm so tiered at work is because it is so damn boring.. I am not nervous anymore about taking them, i just want to make sure that i am taking them properly, just a straight answer, I can take them within a couple hour window right? I know i asked one of you this before, but just need to double check...oh well anyway i'm going to ask my doctor too.so peace

In general you have a two hour window before or after your regular time. As I mentioned, it's important to get your morning dose spot on and the evening has more leeway - can be taken earlier than the 12 hours if you have something going on. With the formulation of Kaletra you have (tablets vs. gel caps), you will not need to refrigerate them, so no worries.

As difficult as it may be sometimes its imperative that you follow your doctors orders in regards to drug therapy....its necessary to maintain a certain level of the drugs in your system for themto work...otherwise your wasting your time, money and maybe risking becoming resistant tothe very drugs that may extend the quality of your life. You take different drugs at differenttimes and doses so its important to get acquainted with your doctors instructions and the side effects and so forth. Knowledge is power....Get to know your medications and if you decide to start drug therapy....do it right and stick with it religiously.